Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood

48 reviews

ish7's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

Alisson Wood's memoir is a really wonderful read. The less I say the better, because she wrote it best. The book is a confronting read, but it is framed by Lolita which is definitely one of my favourite novels of all time. The book meditates on the ways in which authority figures in a child's life can become purposefully unreliable narrators in order to manipulate and groom them. As someone who wants to be a parent some day, I realise just how dangerous the world can be for children. So often it is the people we trust our children with the most that take advantage of and break that trust. A sad and haunting read, but one worth the emotional turmoil it places you in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

kittentoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

jackieyvette's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.0

What can I say? There are never words that can really cover the way you feel when you read something like this. 
It's raw in a way only women can be. 


Crying score: none

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sleazyshay69's review against another edition

challenging

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

sapphotoni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol

leahavak's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

katilein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

madelinequinne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

A hard and heartbreaking memoir to get through, but so important. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy

leyza052's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

elkiebear's review against another edition

dark sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting